The Inbox Orbit: April 2012

 

1. Pinterest
www.pinterest.com

Pinterest is the newest social media superstar. A virtual pinboard, it allows users to organize and share images they find on the web. Businesses are also adopting the use of pinboards for marketing purposes. Oscar de la Renta's Live-Pin Bridal Show is a good example of this. Don't know if you should be on Pinterest? This infographic will give you the answer.

2. Meetings.io
www.meetings.io

This free virtual meeting room interface lets you do multi-party video conferencing, and hang out with your team of up to 5 co-workers face-to-face online without having to install software. The added bonus is that your meeting guests don't have to sign up for an account, nor do you have to add contacts. Your unique meeting room has integrated notepad functionality.

3. Reinvigorate
www.reinvigorate.net

Want to know who's on your site and what they're doing? Find out in real-time with this program that displays analytics via heat mapping, and allows you to see the hottest spots on your website. Correct dead spots and improve your site's flow by tracking traffic with the live auto-updating dashboard. With their desktop Snoop, you’ll notified when there's new activity.

4. Off Book
http://pbsarts.tumblr.com

We're loving the original web-only PBS Arts series, Off Book. Off Book showcases new and under-exposed art forms in short documentaries that are captivating and smart. Each episode explores a cutting-edge genre that expands the definition of art and invites you to engage with artists and creative process. Check out this episode on typography.

5. Ancestry
www.ancestry.com

Ancestry.com is the largest online family history resource with 7 billion genealogical records. Start your family tree and get hints on how to grow it. Search census, immigration and military records, as well as birth, marriage and death certificates. Ancestry.com offers a mobile app expericence for Android and iPhone/iPad.

 

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